The 10 Best Horror Movies of the Year … So Far. Plus: The New Scary Movie Royalty, and ‘Obsession,’ With Curry Barker!
5/15/20262 hr 9 min
On today’s show, Sean is joined by Chris Ryan to discuss the current state of one of their favorite shared loves: horror movies. They talk through the current paths for directors to break into the genre (0:52), highlight which filmmakers they think are at the top of the game right now (13:52), and break down a myriad of recent releases, including ‘Obsession’, ‘Hokum’, and ‘Lee Cronin's The Mummy’ (32:45). Later, Curry Barker joins the show to discuss his new horror film, ‘Obsession’. He explains how he got his start as a filmmaker in Alabama, shares his personal perspective as a person who went through the YouTube pipeline, and breaks down what’s next for him as both a director and an actor (1:19:23). Host: Sean Fennessey Guest: Curry Barker and Chris Ryan Producer: Jack Sanders Production Support: Lucas Cavanagh This episode is sponsored by State Farm®️. A State Farm agent can help you choose the coverage you need. Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there.®️ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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First 90 secondsSean Fennessey· Host0:01
[upbeat music] I'm Sean Fennessey and this is The Big Picture, a conversation show about the horror. Today on the show, Chris Ryan joins me to talk about the huge wave of horror movies that have hit already in 2026. Later in this episode, I will be joined by Curry Barker, the writer-director of Obsession, a delightful new horror film about a boy cursed by his own infatuation with a girl. To say more would spoil too much about this incredibly fun and intense parable about what is and is not love. Curry got his start, like so many recent horror directors, on YouTube, and he has been tabbed for some big things, so stick around for that chat. But first, we're talking horror with CR right after this.
Speaker 20:49
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Sean Fennessey· Host1:05
Okay, bud. We do this, like, twice a year. How do you feel right now?
Chris Ryan· Guest1:11
It's halfway to Halloween, man.
Sean Fennessey· Host1:12
That's right.
Chris Ryan· Guest1:12
This is where we have to start training. This is where we start getting into shape for, for, for the spooky season.
Sean Fennessey· Host1:17
What are you more into? Jujitsu, taekwondo, Tae Bo?
Chris Ryan· Guest1:21
Uh, extreme fasting- [laughs] ... and, uh, searching for demons.
Sean Fennessey· Host1:25
[laughs] Yo, just for fear of not wanting to vomit all over everything. [laughs] There's been a lot of vomiting-